Three young men were killed in a crash in Coker on Wednesday evening.
Johnny Channell, Jared Porter and Brandon Campbell, all 23, died at the scene of the accident on U.S. Highway 82 and Sam Sutton Road.
Investigators said that Channell was driving a Ford F150. A witness said that he ran through a stop sign while traveling south at around 30 miles per hour, Northport Police Chief Robert Green said Thursday morning.
The truck collided with a Ford F650 work truck that was traveling west on Highway 82 at around 55 miles per hour. The three young men were killed when they were ejected from the truck.
“The southbound vehicle bust into flames after coming to rest,” Green said. “The occupants of the southbound vehicle did not receive an burn injuries as a result of the explosion.”
The men died from the injuries they received when they were thrown from the truck, he said.
“This accident is still under investigation and my thoughts and prayers go out to the loved ones left behind by the victims,” Green said.
Channell lived in Buhl, Porter lived in Coker and Campbell lived in Elrod.